Chapter 14: Making Plans

It's the day before we're supposed to go to Hogwarts and my twins and I are hanging out in the rec room, I'm painting another picture of the girl with the golden brown eyes, Wanda is reading Hogwarts a History, and Pedro is just sitting in a chair and looking at all the paintings that I made that ma hung in here. "Out of curiosity, where do we want to be sorted?"

I briefly glance over at the sound of Wanda's voice, before focusing back on the painting in front of me as I say, "You said you wanted to be in a house separate from the rest of our siblings, right?"

"Yeah." Wanda says.

"Then we're all Slytherins." I tell them as I work on the eyes, "Artemis and I have already seen all possible outcome of the sorting, everyone else goes to the other three houses." I soon finish with the painting before going to my room and announcing that I'm going to claim my goddess title. As soon as Rogue gets the people who wanted to be here, I take a breath before saying, "I'm most likely going to glow before fainting when I do this." they nod so I say, "I, Leah Black, hereby claim the title of Leah Odinsdotter goddess of pranks, music, mutants, truth, seers, heroes, and torture, twin of Loki, soulmate of Lady Sif."

A green and silver glow appears around me and I feel a rush of power before falling backwards as my world fades to black. While I sleep my past life sorts itself into my mind before I find myself in a black void surrounded by orbs that I know to be the dreams of others. The dream walker realm.

I sigh and look around for a second before grabbing the dreams of Odin, Frigga, Loki, Thor, and Sif. I combine the dreams and make them all appear in the park in Bayville. I change my appearance to look like my old self before entering and seeing them all looking around wildly.

"Loki, is this shared dream you're doing?" Odin demands.

"No, actually." I say. They all jump, turning to face me and gasping, "My dream walker friend did this for me." the partial truth I've been practicing for the past week comes easily by now, "I do love it here." I tell them while looking around before walking closer to the gaping group. After a few minutes of them staring at me in shocked silence I ask, "Are any of you going to say something, or am I going to do all of the talking?"

"Leah?" Sif asks in a quiet, shocked tone and I feel my face heat up in a blush.

"Wow, oh, um...my memories didn't do your beauty justice." I mumble, feeling embarrassed, before scowling and saying, "Darn it, this stupid eleven year old brain is making me feel embarrassed in front of my soulmate because she's drop dead gorgeous. I can barely speak above a whisper to her!"

"Eleven year old brain?" Frigga asks in a confused tone so I look up at her.

"Yes, I'm eleven in my current life. I only just got my memories of you guys back, that's why I never contacted you before." I say while tapping my fingers on my leg as if I'm playing a piano, "But because I'm only eleven I'm really embarrassed to say how Sif is the physical embodiment of beauty out loud. I should have planned this out before having my friend make this shared dream for us."

I keep mumbling, basically calling myself an idiot for not planning this meeting out but get interrupted by Sif laughing and pulling me into a hug, "You're mumbling again dear." she whispers before kissing my cheek and making my face go even redder, "I missed you, Leah..." she then pulls away and slaps me, really hard, on my arm as she yells, "How dare you die on me! You were supposed to come back!"

"It's not my fault! We were on our way back when I got back-stabbed, literally! I was stabbed in the back!" I say defensively.

"What? On your way back?" Odin asks and I nod, giving him a weird look, "Sigyn told us that you were killed in battle!"

"Oh, that's what she said?" I ask and he nods. "Well, that's a lie, but don't worry. By the time I turn fifteen my murderer will confess what she did. My dream walker friend has already agreed to deliver constant nightmares to her until she confesses."

"Leah, dear, you have your 'I'm about to torture someone' smirk on right now, you know how your father feels about it." Frigga tells me and I make my face go blank.

"Sorry mama." I tell her, "However, in my defense, I have a good reason for having a darker mindset in this life. One that has nothing to do with my title. Remind me to tell you about that some day." I hear my alarm going off and sigh, "I need to go now. I'm starting school soon and need to wake up. See you all in a few nights."

After some teary goodbyes and many hugs I open my eyes and sit up, reaching over to shut off my alarm. I get up, stretch, drink the coffee that one of my siblings must've put on my nightstand and stuff my normal trunk into my multi compartment trunk, make the multi compartment trunk shrink and put it in my pocket. I then grab the phone that Sigyn had the lab give me and dial the only number on it, Sigyn's. She answers on the first ring, "Hello?"

"Sigyn." I say as I head downstairs. "I'm giving you one chance. Go and admit that you killed me or I will ensure that you won't ever get a good rest again. Spare yourself the torture; confess to Odin."

"So you remember me fully then." she says in a pleasant tone, sounding happy to hear from me, "I did have a reason for killing you so I don't think that I'll be confessing any time soon. Now if you will excuse me, I was on my way to sleep when you called. Goodnight."

She hangs up and I growl as I enter the kitchen before remembering that I saw Sif last night and smiling around at a group that mostly looks like the living dead instead of a group of witches and wizards and happily pour myself another cup of coffee; pouring my favorite creamer in it before saying in a cheerful tone, "Hello everyone."

"You seem cheerful." Aeolus says grumpily, "It's too early to be cheerful stop it. Your scaring me."

"You'd be happy after a conversation with your soulmate and former life's family too." I tell him before taking a long drink of my coffee.

"How did you speak to them?" Apollo asks before yawning.

"Dream Walking is an amazing ability, darling brother." I tell him cheerfully as I take a seat next to Hyde, who actually seems awake,"I plan to surprise them all by actually going there during the day when I'm fifteen. I might take a few night trips and get some of my stuff before then but everyone should be sleeping when I do that. Until then I have revenge to take on my murderer and school to attend. Speaking of which, when do we leave?"

"Soon as Ma is awake enough to pilot the jet." Hyde tells me, sounding alert. "I don't know why their so tired. It's only twelve forty five in the morning. Besides, the X-Jet has autopilot so I don't understand why we can't just leave now."

"I'm not flying while half asleep, Hyde." Aeolus mumbles sleepily.

"Ok then, you can ride in the X-Jet with the rest and sleep, I'm sure you guys will wake up at some point during the landing. Besides, if we head out now we'll arrive at eight am London time so we can get breakfast before the train has to leave, and get the best compartment on the train." I say, "Hyde knows how to make sure you guys stay on course, he learned that during our last mission because ma got injured, remember?"

After I say that ma sighs and agrees with my points. I finish my coffee and we all head out. Hyde sets the coordinates and puts on the autopilot. I promise to stay close and we all head off. Trixie and Onyx fly with me, the other pets are inside the jet, sleeping like the humans on board. About twenty minutes into our flight Trixie speaks to me, 'We should get your sword and mask soon...and your potions book.'

"I was planning to go this weekend." I tell her. "What do you really hope to do on that trip?"

'I want to check on my father but because the bond to you is still new I need to remain in the same realm as you.' she tells me and I nod.

"Ok then, when would you like to go?" I ask her.

'Can we go tomorrow?' she asks me excitedly.

"I think school starts tomorrow." I tell her.

'Just claim your Slytherin title. Then you'll be a partial owner of the school and can just excuse yourself for the day.' she says and I chuckle.

"How about we go tonight instead?" I ask, "That way I don't miss any classes and don't have to put it out there that there's a new head of the Slytherin family. I get the feeling that it's not going to make me the most popular of kids once I claim that title with my house's current reputation. So, I'll wait until I feel like it's the right time to claim it." I tell her before turning my microphone on and asking, "How are you doing in there, Hyde?"

"I'm doing good, how's the flight?" he asks.

"Just fine. You happen to know the time?" I ask.

"About seven London time." he tells me and I nod.

"Anyone else up yet?" I ask.

"Ma' and Aeolus woke up a few minutes ago." he tells me.

"Cool, does that mean Aeolus will come fly with me soon? I'm so bored out here that I'm doing flips." I say as I do a loop before turning it into a barrel roll.

I hear them laugh before Aeolus' voice comes on, "I'll be out in a minute."

"Cool." a few minutes later Aeolus is flying next to me and I can see that ma is now flying the jet; the rest of the trip is filled with me and Aeolus doing flips and tricks, we arrive at eight am London time and have a nice family breakfast at nine before heading to the train station at ten thirty. We say our goodbyes to ma before climbing onto the train.